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HauptbeschreibungInspired by the banners and signs at recent marches around the world&comma; Really Cross Stitch takes all that anger&comma; outrage and protest and puts it inside a pretty&comma; decorative border&period; Along with some snarky commentary and general annoyance&period;Featuring more than 40 truly original cross stitch designs&comma; the book also contains instructions on techniques for new stitchers&period; Stitching for public protest is not new&period; First-wave feminists in the US and in Britain used needlework in their demonstrations and public protest lectures during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries&period; Needlework and other handcrafts&comma; however&comma; declined throughout the twentieth century&comma; with second-wave feminists arguing against &amp&semi;quote&semi;the oppression of the needle&amp&semi;quote&semi;&period; In the 21st century however there has been a steep resurgence and many are turning to crafting&comma; especially needlework&comma; as an activist strategy&period; In Knitting for Good&comma; feminist Betsy Greer makes this point strongly when she proclaims&comma; I think every act of making is an act of revolution&period;

Kurztext / AnnotationInspired by the banners and signs at recent marches around the world&comma; Really Cross Stitch takes all that anger&comma; outrage and protest and puts it inside a pretty&comma; decorative border&period; Along with some snarky commentary and general annoyance&period;Featuring more than 40 truly original cross stitch designs&comma; the book also contains instructions on techniques for new stitchers&period; Stitching for public protest is not new&period; First-wave feminists in the US and in Britain used needlework in their demonstrations and public protest lectures during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries&period; Needlework and other handcrafts&comma; however&comma; declined throughout the twentieth century&comma; with second-wave feminists arguing against &amp&semi;quote&semi;the oppression of the needle&amp&semi;quote&semi;&period; In the 21st century however there has been a steep resurgence and many are turning to crafting&comma; especially needlework&comma; as an activist strategy&period; In Knitting for Good&comma; feminist Betsy Greer makes this point strongly when she proclaims&comma; I think every act of making is an act of revolution&period;